This episode features Equian's VP of Work Comp Medical Cost Reduction, Claude Lagalante, in conversation with Joe Paduda, Principal of Health Strategy Associates and author of the most popular Workers’ Compensation Blog, Managed Care Matters. We get an inside perspective on surprise medical bills, healthcare consolidation, and other cost drivers in healthcare and Workers' Compensation care. Discussion includes the impact on consumers and payers and what can be done in the industry.